A Psychiatrist's Bizarre Game Journey / Dream of the Mist

Chen Tian rolled her eyes helplessly and complained.

Okay, he actually rolled his eyes. It's clear that Chen Tian, ​​not Chen Tian himself, is now in control of the body.

Hey, speaking of which, why does it always feel like Chen Tian is the one playing the game? I rarely actually see him...

Could it be that the possession has been successful? Has Chen Tian's own consciousness disappeared, or has it been suppressed to the lowest level?

Zhou Ke'er couldn't help but wonder, and then asked without thinking, "Hey, by the way... why are you always the one playing games? Where's Chen Tian?"

## Chapter 425, Question 420: A Lack of Urgency

"what...."

Chen Tian... no, it should be said that Chen Tian was stunned for a moment upon hearing this, not expecting Zhou Ke'er to suddenly ask this question.

While he was in a daze, the monsters around him gradually stopped attacking and, just as he had said, began to retreat slowly.

Compared to the other players in the distance who either tried to pursue or retreated decisively, but were all relieved, Zhou Ke'er and her group stood still like statues, even casually slashing down a few monsters that were rushing towards them in a panic.

As for the cold-cooked rabbit, who was completely clueless about what had happened but was relieved, the two of them completely ignored it.

"Could it be that the possession was successful? And the body has been completely taken over?"

Zhou Ke'er couldn't help but reveal a hint of curiosity. She hadn't expected Chen Tian, ​​who seemed so harmless on the surface, to do something like this so quietly. Sure enough, someone whose name kept appearing in the final battle of the Old Era couldn't possibly be someone to be trifled with.

"What are you whispering about? I want to hear too!"

Seeing Zhou Ke'er and Chen Tian talking so seriously, Cold-Eat Rabbit quickly came over and asked, "By the way, do you know why this monster tide suddenly retreated? I remember you predicted this would happen, Chen Tian?"

"You knew we were whispering, and you still came over to interrupt? Rabbit, look at the air when you speak!"

Zhou Ke'er reached out and patted Leng Chi Tu's big head, then made a gesture as if to shoo a child away, "Go away. Children shouldn't interrupt adults. Besides, you don't have the means to interrupt."

"A car? What a fast car!"

Cold-cooked Rabbit was chased away by Zhou Ke'er in a daze, and had no choice but to angrily activate the communication array again to complain to Finger Sand.

Heaven knows what kind of torment the sand between my fingers will suffer.

As for Zhou Ke'er and Chen Tian...

"Ah...no, that's not true...possession and all that, isn't that a bit too much..."

Chen Tian quickly waved his hand, forcing an awkward smile, "It's more like we're just separated. After all, it's really not very convenient to always take turns sharing a body."

"They broke up? How did they break up?"

Zhou Ke'er blinked, looked Chen Tian up and down, but didn't find any difference from usual. "And what about her in person?"

"Ah...where should I begin to explain? Well..."

Chen Tian scratched his cheek and pointed to the watch on Zhou Ke'er's right hand, "Since you have this watch, you must have been to the Academy of Gods in the main game world, right?"

"That's absolutely right. How did you know?"

Zhou Ke'er nodded seriously.

To be honest, these two guys weren't at all awkward about the possibility that Chen Tian might have been "possessed." On the contrary, they seemed to be having a very pleasant conversation. It has to be said that Zhou Ke'er really doesn't care about Chen Tian at all and has no sense of urgency whatsoever.

No, it's not that he doesn't care, but rather... it makes no difference to him whether it's Chen Tian or Chen Tian who occupies this body. After all, retaining the consciousness of "Chen Tian" was Chen Tian's own decision from the beginning, and since she made that decision, she has to bear the corresponding consequences.

You can't say she did anything wrong, but doing good deeds also comes with corresponding consequences—it's the same principle. Of course, the consequences aren't necessarily related to whether the action was good or bad.

"Sigh, because I must have been there shortly after the game launched."

Chen Tian scratched his head helplessly and organized his thoughts. "Didn't Chen Tian say at the beginning that she encountered my consciousness when she left the cabin and headed to the main world, and then she fainted? But actually, it didn't end there. Because at that time... although I don't know why, I was still carrying the divine seal of the Heavenly Joy Star Lord, so I was guided to the Divine Academy."

Upon hearing Chen Tian's words, Zhou Ke'er recalled that when he entered the Divine Academy, he had indeed heard from Xing Jinqing and Alex that a woman carrying the divine title of the Heavenly Joy Star Lord had been admitted to the Divine Academy before him. This seemed to confirm the rumors.

"Huh? That's not right... Didn't we just announce to the whole server a while ago that I was the first player to activate the Divine Template? But according to you, it should be Chen Tian, ​​right?"

However, Zhou Ke'er still noticed the contradictions in it.

"Because it is I who possess the divine spark, not Chen Tian. She is not the suitable candidate for the divine spark, so she cannot master the divine spark of the Heavenly Joy Star Lord. However, because I, who possess the divine spark, reside in her body, she seems to be regarded as an existence chosen by the divine spark. So for the time being, she can also be considered a member of the Academy of Gods."

Chen Tian explained in one go, "Then... as for the current situation, it's the application of a particularly practical technique in the Eastern pantheon—the so-called 'external avatar.' Through some minor modifications, I separated my consciousness and placed it in this external avatar. Although it sounds easy, I only recently succeeded in doing it."

"Ah...so Chen Tian should be at the Divine Academy right now?"

Zhou Ke'er made a reasonable deduction.

"That's true. Usually, I go to the academy for classes, but if we're going together, I'll go instead."

Chen Tian nodded. "Well... Chen Tian is a rather introverted person. She's not very familiar with other people, so she always feels a bit awkward when playing with them."

"Ah... I didn't expect that I was just an unfamiliar stranger in her eyes?"

Zhou Ke'er wore a "I'm so sad" expression.

"Speaking of which, regarding this module..."

Chen Tian hesitated for a moment before saying, "You might think that the first wave of monsters is easy to deal with, and even if you go deeper, it's only a bit tricky... But if that's all there is to it, how could this city have been breached in the first place? Because it's not actually like that at all. If this is consistent with what I remember."

As he spoke, Chen Tian turned around and pointed to the high wall. "Do you see that high wall? You might think it was built by humans to defend against monsters. But actually, it was built by monsters. It's just because some being wanted to play the game of 'siege.' But if it really wanted to siege, it would have already achieved its goal as soon as it descended into the city. So, for the sake of fun, it chose this siege mode."

"He dispatched monster soldiers in order of weakness to strength, deployed them according to the time, and then sounded the retreat... He treated this battle like a game."

Seeing that Zhou Ke'er didn't interrupt, Chen Tian continued, "Even so... the humans, who went all out, still couldn't defend this city. Although they gained an advantage at the beginning, it was all just an illusion. The difference in strength was simply too great. This city... we couldn't possibly defend it."

"It's just a game. How will you know the outcome if you don't try?"

Zhou Ke'er laughed instead, "Besides... don't you think the most satisfying thing is to punch that kind of being right in the face?"

"It's like you're not that kind of person yourself..."

Chen Tian was stunned for a moment upon hearing this, then turned her head away and muttered softly.

## Chapter 426, Section 421: Empty

As soon as Zhou Ke'er and her two companions retreated back to the foot of the high wall, they discovered that many players were gathered in small groups near the city gate, but they were not going in.

"Huh? What are they doing?"

Cold Rabbit was genuinely bewildered by the scene. She had just arranged to meet Honghe, Zhang He, and everyone else in the city, but if this group kept blocking the city gate, they wouldn't be able to get in at all.

"Isn't it obvious? Anyone with ears can see that the gate is locked and they can't get in. It's probably locked or something. Why don't you have them gather somewhere else?"

Zhou Ke'er answered casually.

"That's true, and there's one more thing..."

Just then, a voice came from not far away.

Everyone instinctively looked in that direction and saw Long Aotian leading Long Aojiao towards Zhou Ke'er. "I used some method to peek inside the high walls earlier... but found it completely empty. This is a ghost town; the only people here now are probably players. And the number of players, at most, is just over a hundred... much fewer than I expected. If those monsters hadn't been fighting the players instead of attacking the high walls, the city gates would have been breached long ago."

"Hey! Isn't this Long Aotian?! I remember you two were enemies!"

Cold-cooked Rabbit looked at Long Aotian, who was talking to himself, with a bewildered expression, and quickly leaned close to Zhou Ke'er's ear to ask in surprise.

"A great man once said that we should make as many friends as possible and as few enemies as possible."

Zhou Ke'er raised her right index finger and answered seriously.

"Oh? Isn't this the player whose random identity was undead in that last mod? His name was something like Leng... I can't remember. But judging from this..."

When Long Aotian saw Leng Chi Tu whispering in Zhou Ke'er's ear, he seemed to notice Leng Chi Tu and said, "Oh, so that girl back then... Zhou Ke'er is you, right? I was trying to ask you about it before, but you changed the subject. Now the evidence is there, and the facts are clear."

"Ah... whatever you say, that's fine. If that's how you think, then there's nothing I can do about it."

Zhou Ke'er turned her head away, squinted, and said something that sounded like a complete scumbag.

"Hmph, you deliberately changed your appearance to appear before me, are you afraid I'll retaliate? But you don't seem like the type to be afraid of such things. Even disguised as a man, you still arrogantly sabotaged my plans... Could it be..."

Long Aotian, seemingly having seen through Zhou Ke'er, completely convinced under his arrogant influence that she was a woman, said with an air of absolute certainty, "Could it be that you're trying to attract my attention? Ha, what an interesting woman... I can't help it, a perfect man like me always encounters such fervent admirers, it's truly troublesome. However, compared to other ordinary women, you still have a chance, feel honored!"

"puff..."

Cold-cooked Rabbit turned her head away, trying to suppress her laughter, her face turning red.

Zhou Ke'er's eyes grew increasingly reddish. "No... who gave you this confidence? And... what makes you so sure I'm a woman?"

"If it were a man, could he disguise himself to be your height? That alone completely exposes him!"

Long Aotian looked confident, his face saying, "I'm so clever, praise me!"

Zhou Ke'er was struck as if by a heavy blow, and could not rise again.

"Indeed, it's best to kill this kind of guy, to scatter his bones to ashes, no, it would be better to skin him alive first..."

Zhou Ke'er lowered her head with a dark expression, muttering frantically to herself.

[Main quest phase one completed...]

[Counting the number of surviving players...]

[Statistics complete.]

There were 128 players in total, and 124 are currently alive.

The second phase of the main quest is now open. See below for quest details.

[The second wave of monsters will arrive in 6:00:00. Players are advised to enter the city to rest. Many hidden rewards are hidden throughout the city; we look forward to your discovery.]

[Note: Rewards will refresh after each wave of monsters, and there is a limit to the number of hidden rewards each player can obtain during the rest period between waves. Therefore, it is not recommended for players to fight each other. Only by cooperating and winning together can you survive more waves of monsters.]

The countdown will begin when the city gates open. Please wait patiently.

"Goodness...wait, if that's the case..."

Upon hearing these system notifications, Zhou Ke'er immediately put aside her earlier annoyance and returned to normal. She turned to Long Aotian and asked, "Didn't you discover the so-called hidden rewards when you entered the city?"

Long Aotian looked puzzled and shook his head, replying, "No, I didn't find it. But it's possible that I simply haven't triggered it."

"Let's chat later, now's not the time to have a fun chat with a little girl, brother!"

Long Aojiao grabbed Long Aotian by the back of his collar and dragged him backward as they walked, saying, "The team members have probably already gathered here on their own and are waiting for us. Are you going to waste your time here?"

"Okay, okay, I know. I can walk by myself."

Long Aotian had no choice but to let Long Aojiao drag him along, and said to Zhou Ke'er, "Since that's the case, we'll have to part ways here for now. I'll repay the favor of saving my sister, but you can't use that to blackmail me into dating you!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Ke'er immediately shivered, couldn't help but gag, and got goosebumps all over her body.

Damn, this guy is such a cheesy, overpowered male protagonist from the old days...so disgusting...